Cleaning Tips to Prevent Flu Spreading

Cleaning Tips to Prevent Flu Spreading

It’s time to raise the red flag! A family member is suffering from body aches, fatigue, stuffy nose, and headache in the middle of an Influenza Season. Since flu doesn’t choose its next victim, we better take extra caution to prevent break out.

Flu spreads fast through the air or indirect contact but the good news is that our Indonesian maids and Filipino maids can contribute to flu prevention through household chores and thorough cleaning. Here’s how:

1. Sterilize toothbrushes
There are 2 options: the Indonesian maid or Filipino maid can either sterilize toothbrushes or suggest to her employer to buy new ones. Since germs may spread through the mouth, it is not surprising that we must disinfect toothbrushes, spoons, forks, or cups during the cold season when flu is prevalent.

Quick tip for Singapore maids:She may boil toothbrushes for a minute in water and vinegar. Complete the cleaning by tossing it in the dishwasher. Dry it out to take away the smell!

2. Replace vacuum bags more frequently
According to some cleaning experts, the normal changing of vacuum bag is once a month, depending on how dusty your place is. However, when a family member catches influenza, Indo maid or Filipino maid must change vacuum bags more than usual.

3. Wear gloves
Simple steps like wearing gloves can prevent the spreading of influenza. Encourage your helper to wear gloves when cleaning especially, in the kitchen. This is not just to protect the family but also to protect the maid’s health.

Let your Indo maid or Filipino maid and family members avoid touching their own mouth, eyes, or hands without disinfecting their hands first.

4. Disinfect more than usual
Germs love lurking in places we frequently touch. A few examples of these objects/spots are:

5. For pillow covers and beddings
Don’t share pillow covers and beddings with someone with flu. When we’re sick, we usually rest between sheets and cover ourselves with these items! This makes bedsheets prone to be the flu’s hideout.

Quick tip for Singapore maids:
Kill germs by washing the beddings and towels in hot water with detergent. Sleeping germ-free is great!

We hope you found these tips useful!

Consider hiring an Indonesian maid or Filipino maid to maintain the tidy household environment. Eden Grace Maids Agency offers manpower help that can carry out the family’s daily organizing and household chores routines. We wouldn’t have to worry about our household chores when we have someone trained and taught to take care of our household burdens!